Singular
Zollkontrolle
customs control
Why does the noun Zollkontrolle have the article die?
About 90% of nouns ending in -e are feminine.
Examples
die Lampe (lamp), die Schule (school), die Tasche (bag), die Klasse (class), die Straße (street), die Sonne (sun), die Blume (flower)
Exceptions
der Junge (boy), der Löwe (lion), der Affe (monkey), der Name (name), der Käse (cheese), das Ende (end), das Auge (eye)
Declension table for German noun Zollkontrolle
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Zollkontrolle | eine Zollkontrolle | — |
| Akkusativ | die Zollkontrolle | eine Zollkontrolle | — |
| Dativ | der Zollkontrolle | einer Zollkontrolle | — |
| Genitiv | der Zollkontrolle | einer Zollkontrolle | — |
| Nominativ | die Zollkontrollen | — Zollkontrollen | — |
| Akkusativ | die Zollkontrollen | — Zollkontrollen | — |
| Dativ | den Zollkontrollen | — Zollkontrollen | — |
| Genitiv | der Zollkontrollen | — Zollkontrollen | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Zollkontrolle in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — | ||
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Everything you might wonder about der, die, das — and the Der Artikel app.
Is it der, die, or das Zollkontrolle?
What is the plural of die Zollkontrolle?
What does die Zollkontrolle mean in English?
How do you decline die Zollkontrolle?
- Nominativ: die Zollkontrolle
- Akkusativ: die Zollkontrolle
- Dativ: der Zollkontrolle
- Genitiv: der Zollkontrolle
These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.